nVidia Drivers

[Kiwi-Hawk]

Hi

I'm trying to do this at the moment too and I have beinging there is a
problem
with the rivafd module if thats being loaded (don't know where to kill it)
and
I now get the Nvidia logo and it dies (can't load default font "fixed".
This is if I start from startx if I run init 5 it recycles at the logo and I
can no NOT A THING,.. my boot log states that mdadpd (from memory I'm
writing this
from Windoz as I have no access to Linux at this point) fails to load at
boot time

I don't know if any of this helps at all

Cheers
Pete

-----Original Message-----
From: fedora-list-bounces at redhat.com
[mailto:fedora-list-bounces at redhat.com]On Behalf Of Colin J Thomson
Sent: Tuesday, 28 September 2004 11:50 a.m.
To: fedora-list at redhat.com
Subject: Re: nVidia Drivers


On Tuesday 28 Sep 2004 00:37, Richard E Miles wrote:
> > I have an nVidia FX5200 video card and I have downloaded its drivers
> > from nVidia.  When I try to run the installer it says I need to stop
> > the X Server.  How do I stop the X Server?
> >
> > John
>
> restart in level 3 as root
> init 3
> login as root
> then run the script
> after completion of nvidia sript
> startx

Yes.. BUT before you startx (init 5) remember you have to edit your
xorg.conf.

Comment out dri:
#       Load  "dri"
and change the driver to :
Driver      "nvidia"

This should be enough to get you up and running, and restarting X you should
see the NVidia logo.

HTH

Colin
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